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Australian Federal MPs have descended on Israel to meet with leaders and discuss economic opportunities. Excerpted from The Australian: Trade Minister Steve Ciobo is leading the Australian delegation to the Australia Israel UK leadership dialogue this weekend, holding bilateral meetings with senior Israeli ministers to expand trade and economic links. Also attending the dialogue are former […]

The BRIDGE: Israel-Australia Investment Summit brought together over 400 leading investors, innovators and senior governmental representatives to inspire, disrupt and connect. The summit showcased some of the most exciting Israeli innovation in fields as diverse as cyber security, medtech, sustainable agriculture, water technology, and frontier technologies, such as AR/VR, drones and automotive technologies. It is our privilege to […]

  Great coverage of the growing interconnectivity between the Israeli and Australian innovation ecosystems in The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November 2016.  Excerpts from the article by Catherine Armitage: Up to 40 Australian trade delegations have visited Israel this year: “a record for sure”, says commissioner Ethy Levy of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission […]

For the second year in a row, The BRIDGE: Israel-Australia Investment Summit brought together leading investors, start-ups, companies, and VCs to inspire, disrupt and connect our two innovation ecosystems. Continuing last year’s momentum, this year’s summit was two days, attended by over 400 guests, including over 50 delegates from VCs and start-ups in Israel, and […]

    IMAGINE you’re locked in a room with 100 doors, and each one has only a one per cent chance of being unlocked. What is your chance of getting out of the room? As published in News.com.au: That was the question posed by Dov Moran, high-profile Israeli tech entrepreneur and inventor of the now […]

On the 13th of September, the Israel Trade Commission, in collaboration with the Innovation Circle, was proud to convene a discussion on technological innovation in the airline industry called the ‘International Airlines Innovation Day’. The event was a unique opportunity for major players in the airline industry to have an open dialogue and share valuable insights and […]

In an Australian first, the NSW Government is collaborating with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) to take eight NSW fintech and cyber security startups to the Tel Aviv Landing Pad, one of five established by Austrade. Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts, said this would allow Australia’s best and brightest to […]

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter is challenging big New Zealand corporates to get behind and back Kiwi early-stage, innovative businesses. As reported in The New Zealand Herald:http://odb.outbrain.com/utils/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D3%26objectid%3D11688900&settings=true&recs=true&widgetJSId=AR_2&key=NANOWDGT01&idx=1&version=01000902&ref=&apv=true&sig=2tJZ64Mq&format=html&rand=50832&lsd=4c433046-4809-478f-bd67-dd5d5ca1e9e3&t=MV82NjUyN2M4ZjUwNGQ0YTE0YzY4OGQ5OTE4MjQ3N2M0NF8w&winW=1536&winH=770&adblck=false Moutter has set an aspirational goal to raise a $100 million-plus funding vehicle to help commercialise globally oriented New Zealand intellectual property produced by early stage businesses. He […]

With the opening of the Olympic Games on Friday, Israel’s delegation to Rio de Janeiro is its largest ever: 47 athletes competing in 17 different sports, plus 34 coaches and about 25 support staff. However, they won’t be the only Israelis seeking to make an impact on the summer games. Several Israeli companies will be working behind the scenes to ensure that the Olympics run […]

Last week, the first Israel Australia Cyber Dialogue was convened by the Israel Trade Commission and the recently established Australian Cyber Security Growth Centre. The Dialogue was the Growth Centre’s first event since its recommended formation by the Federal Government following the release of the National Innovation and Science Agenda Report in December 2015. During […]